Teachers in primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 1.01 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
144th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 million
in 2024
All-time low
295,728
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) recorded 1.01 million for teachers in primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 1.01 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 295,728, in 1971.
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 144th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 306,844 | — |
| 1971 | 295,728 | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 303,073 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 316,167 | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 324,438 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 338,688 | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 365,005 | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 384,072 | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 399,238 | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 390,855 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 428,768 | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 373,220 | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 431,904 | +15.7% |
| 1983 | 484,484 | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 489,330 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 497,996 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 461,988 | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 488,239 | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 497,833 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 469,597 | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 491,925 | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 520,687 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 551,018 | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 573,416 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 593,817 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 608,022 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 628,440 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 641,318 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 673,084 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 704,963 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 725,900 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 730,120 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 738,181 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 747,269 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 763,303 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 776,583 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 770,552 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 786,722 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 800,164 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 819,313 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 824,107 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 840,341 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 838,917 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 869,748 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 864,645 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 890,084 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 913,256 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 947,834 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 984,414 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 997,685 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 987,976 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 996,638 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.01 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.01 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 342,411 | 295,728 | 399,238 | 10 |
| 1980s | 462,336 | 373,220 | 497,996 | 10 |
| 1990s | 598,669 | 491,925 | 704,963 | 10 |
| 2000s | 765,811 | 725,900 | 819,313 | 10 |
| 2010s | 897,103 | 824,107 | 997,685 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.00 million | 987,976 | 1.01 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 1.01 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 295,728 in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release